College of Basic and Applied Sciences Administration
The College of Basic and Applied Sciences administrative offices are located in the Science Bldg., located next to the James E. Walker Library. The college office is open from 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. The detailed contact information can be found on the individual staff pages below. We invite you to view our home page as well as those from each of the eleven departments/schools that make up our college.
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DeanGreg Van PattenOffice: SCI 1022 |
Associate DeanSaeed D. ForoudastanOffice: SCI 1026 |
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CBAS Development DirectorJared Bryson The CBAS Development Officer is responsible for all aspects of fundraising for the College of Basic & Applied Sciences. Duties include raising funds for scholarships, professorships, building projects, and capital campaigns. Most importantly, the Development Officer facilitates relationships with donors, which leads to larger gifts in the future and also helps build a history of giving to Middle Tennessee State University. |
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Assistant to the DeanMarlene Lawson The Assistant to the Dean is responsible for coordinating administrative duties of the dean's office, including synthesis of data and material for college-wide reports for analysis and planning purposes, coordinating and reconciling budgets of the dean's office, providing information and oversight in human resource management, and planning and executing projects and special duties as assigned. |
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Administrative AssociateLindsey Reynolds The Administrative Associate to the Dean is responsible for coordinating and providing administrative and secretarial support to the office of the Dean. The Administrative Associate serves as a resource to the eleven reporting departments and four centers within the College and is also responsible for researching policies, procedures and guidelines, coordinating and reconciling foundation budgets, overseeing work presented from Chairs for accuracy and coordinating/planning special events and projects. |
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Executive AssistantLora Nethercutt The Executive Assistant for the college provides secretarial and clerical support to the associate dean of the College of Basic and Applied Sciences and to the directors of the following graduate programs: M.S. in Professional Science, Ph.D. in Computational Science, Ph.D. in Mathematics and Science Education and Ph.D. in Molecular Biosciences. She is responsible for assisting with the coordination and planning of special events and projects in the college including the MSPS internship presentations, the MSPS and PhD budgets, monitoring the MSPS and PhD web pages, assisting students with application and registration processes, ordering for the programs and maintaining student files. |
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ORSP External Grant CoordinatorJulie Darbonne Supports faculty and staff with hiring, procurement and travel related to external grant activities. |
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ORSP Internal Grant CoordinatorKatie Medrano
Office: ING Responsibilities Provides internal operational support, including faculty start-ups, internal research funding, procurement and personnel (hiring, termination, extra comp, summer salary). |
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Instructional Technology SpecialistGary Wallace The Instructional Technology Specialist for the College of Basic and Applied Sciences assists the college's departments in determining and modifying web content, GTA labs, researching computer needs and requirements, hardware repair, dealing with warranty issues, updating hardware/software and maintaining other associated equipment. |
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ITD Local Service Provider
Chris Kelley Service MTSU inventoried computers, both hardware and software for the College of Basic and Applied Sciences. Additionally supply support for computer peripherals and give quotes on new equipment. |
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Technical Manager of MIMICJoyce Miller The Technical Manager is responsible for the daily management of MTSU’s Interdisciplinary Microanalysis and Imaging Center (MIMIC) core facility for microscopy and other characterization equipment. Her responsibilities include overseeing the daily operation of MIMIC, maintaining instrumentation, training new users, managing the accounting of MIMIC; assisting with teaching the microscopy courses, and, as time permits, service and contract work. |